Israel said on Thursday it would stop shipments of fuel into Gaza in response to Palestinians in the enclave launching incendiary balloons that have torched tracts of farmland on the Israeli frontier.
A Palestinian worker fills a motorbike with fuel at a petrol station in Gaza City August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Fuel shipments were stopped “in light of the continued launching of incendiary balloons from the Strip toward and of the undermining of security stability,” a defence ministry statement said. The halt in fuel shipments could shut down Gaza’s sole power plant and lead to further electricity cuts, said Mohammad Thabet, an official with Gaza’s main power distribution company.
Overnight, Israeli warplanes and tanks struck what the military said were Hamas facilities, calling it a response to the balloons. Israel had earlier shut down Gaza’s main commercial crossing and reduced the area where it permits Palestinians to fish.
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